Automotive Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions
Apollo Supply Chain delivers integrated automotive supply chain and logistics solutions in India, enabling OEMs, tier suppliers, and aftermarket networks to streamline operations, ensure just-in-time deliveries, and improve end-to-end supply chain efficiency.
Supply Chain Solutions for the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry operates in a highly dynamic and precision-driven environment, where delays, inventory inefficiencies, and supply disruptions can significantly impact production. We help automotive businesses build agile, efficient, and resilient supply chains to support manufacturing and distribution operations.
Inbound Logistics
- Multi- modal Transport
- JIT / JIS delivery to Plant
- Import Custom clearing and Forwarding
- Domestic Freight Transport
- Real-time visibility and route optimisation via TMS
- Freight Bill Auditing/Payment
- Innovative Packaging Solutions
In-Plant / Warehousing Operations
- Product inspection for RM
- Individual/ Shared storage
- Yard Management for OEMs
- RM & FG Inventory Management
- Kitting/de-kitting & assembling
- Labelling & Packaging
- Multi-SKU complexity sorting
- Line feeding (including Milk run between product lines)
- VMI (replenishment planning basis demand forecasting)
- Product Inspection for FG
- Bin and Trolley Management
- Serialization
Outbound Logistics
- Dispatch Planning & Transportation Management
- Seamless co-ordination for Local logistics
- Multi- modal Transportation
- Service Logistics (spares aftermarket via authorised service centres, service centre management for repairs in-house, etc.)
- POD Management
- Real-time visibility and route optimisation via TMS
- Returnable packaging management with track and trace
- Export Custom Clearing & Forwarding
- Freight Bill Auditing/Payment
What You Gain with Our Automotive Solutions
Improved Production Efficiency
Reliable inbound logistics ensures uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
Reduced Inventory Costs
JIT and optimized inventory management reduce excess stock and carrying costs.
Faster Aftermarket Fulfillment
Efficient spare parts distribution improves service levels and customer satisfaction.
Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility
Real-time tracking improves coordination and decision-making.
Scalable Operations for Growth
Flexible infrastructure supports expansion and changing demand.
Reduced Supply Chain Disruption
Proactive planning and monitoring minimize operational risks.
Ensuring Precision in Automotive Supply Chains
Maintaining Just-in-Time (JIT) Delivery Schedules
We ensure precise coordination of component deliveries to avoid production delays.
Optimizing Spare Parts Distribution Networks
We enable efficient aftermarket logistics to ensure availability across dealer and service networks.
Preventing Production Line Disruptions
Our solutions minimize risks of line stoppages through reliable inbound logistics.
Co-ordinating Multi-Tier Supplier Networks
We streamline supplier communication and logistics across complex automotive ecosystems.
Why Automotive Businesses Rely on Us
- Strong experience in automotive supply chain operations
- PAN-India logistics network
- Expertise in JIT and JIS delivery models
- Technology-enabled visibility and control
- Supplier network coordination
Case Study
How Apollo Supply Chain helped a leading German automotive parts manufacturing company nearly double the delivery SLA and halve the overtime hours
The Challenge
Stock Issues
The manufacturer faced issues in plan execution like missing priority parts, missing checks on availability of stock etc. that reported an average of 40 complaints/ month.
Unoptimized warehouse layout plan
Our team discovered that the layout plan of the warehouse was unoptimized. For example, poor goods storage plan significantly increased the amount of time spent in searching of products for picking and dispatching which, in turn, increased working hours and resulted in cost overheads.
Higher Lead Times
Two warehouses, located 100 km apart, increased process redundancies, the number of storage and transportation touchpoints, and the overall lead time.
The Solution
Improvements with Lean Six Sigma
Service Integration
We integrated our key logistics services like in-plant logistics, warehousing, and transportation (long-haul and short-haul) services giving us full control of goods from the finished goods storage of the plant till the supply to its customers’ assembly line. This, in turn, substantially improved the execution time.
Redesign Complete Warehouse
We redesigned the complete warehouse to improve the movement of manpower between storage locations, which speeded up the material handling process.
Establishing JIT (Just-In-Time) Warehouse
We established and started operating JIT warehouse with defined time-based deliveries to the manufacturer’s customers and its warehouses across India.
The Result
Significant Improvements
Just-In-Time
The improvements enabled JIT (Just In Time) delivery to OEMs and warehouses located across India. This included movements and storage of goods from the point of the procurement of the raw material to the storage of finished goods
Partners in Growth
The resulting service excellence inspired greater faith in our capabilities. The company subsequently entrusted us with the responsibility of managing warehouses facilities at multiple locations.
Reduced Overtime
Reduced warehousing area by 26 percent
Improved On-time SLA
Reduced warehousing area by 26 percent